US to abandon training new Syria rebel groups

October 09, 2015 22:32

The US is to end its efforts to train new Syrian rebel forces and says it will shift to providing equipment and weapons to existing forces.

Its $500m programme was heavily criticised after it emerged that US-trained rebels had handed vehicles and ammunition over to extremists.It emerged last month that only four or five of the fighters were in Syria.

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